Sonny Fulks is a graduate of Ohio State University where he pitched four varsity seasons for the Buckeyes from 1971 through 1974. He furthered his baseball experience as a minor league umpire for seven seasons, working for the Florida State League (A), the Southern League (AA), and the American Association (AAA). He has written for numerous websites, and for the past fourteen years has served as columnist and photo editor for The Gettysburg Magazine, published by the University of Nebraska Press, in Lincoln Nebraska. His interests include history, support for amateur baseball, the outdoors, and he has a music degree from Ohio State University.
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Thursday, 28 May 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, MVL, MVL Feature

For Lack Of A Base Hit…Troy’s Bats Go Silent In Heartbreaking District Final Loss

A picture worth a thousand words...the body language of Troy Coach Ty Welker shows his frustration as he walks to meet his team following the final out of Thursday's Division II District Final loss to Anderson High School in Cincinnati. The #1 seed Trojans lost 1-0 in nine innings, and finished their season with a mark of 22-4. Read more in Friday's Press Pros.
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Thursday, 28 May 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features

Have You Noticed….?

Area baseball comes to a head with district action and regional matchups on the horizon...and has anyone appreciated enough 1) how tough it is to win 20 games, and 2) quality players overshadowed by how tough it is to play prep baseball at a high level in Ohio?
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Tuesday, 26 May 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, MAC, MAC Feature

Tigers Take A Deep Breath, Come Back From 5-Run 1st Inning Deficit To Beat Carlisle In District

Versailles couldn't have started worse, or finished better...Tigers get a miraculous relief performance from Ian Bergman (above), overcome a 5-run first inning deficit, and benefited from some old Bill Sturwold synergy to beat Carlisle in the Division V District Semi-Final, 12-5.
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Monday, 25 May 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features

Memorial Day At Gettysburg….And Reflections On A Culture Abandoning Itself

"One can almost mark the date when it began,"  a historian once claimed.  The slow but constant disregard for the darkest hours of our history, because it just doesn’t fit today's lost appreciation for sacrifice.
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Sunday, 24 May 2026 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

What The Big Ten Tournament Said About Big Ten Baseball…And The Conference We Used To Know

As impressive as the Buckeyes' improvement was - to have come so far in just one year - the Big Ten baseball tournament paints a fine example of how the new neighborhood of the Big Ten lives in comparison to the old neighborhood we used to know.